Emirates vs. Air NZ, LHR - CHC
Just looking at my regular February – March trip to New Zealand. I've always – since about 1983! - flown the destination flag carrier, but I really hate LAX, and a good friend has just been with Emirates / Qantas to Oz. He said the Emirates A380 was excellent, even in economy (much better than the Qantas 380).
So, looking at Emirates to NZ, even factoring in the additional Air NZ fare from AUK to CHC it works out about £300 cheaper with Emirates via Dubai, MEL etc and it takes no longer – even with an extra stop. And I would expect comfort / noise levels to be much better on the 380 than the 777ER and of course – no LAX!
Am I missing something here? Anyone out there with experience of this route on Emirates?